Rural

JIGSAW Farms hosted a whole farm planning workshop and farm tour last week for 20 visiting women from the local Women on Farms network.

RURAL and remote Australians are being urged to nominate a local doctor who has gone ‘above and beyond’ in helping their patients, communities or colleagues, for the Rural Doctors Association of Australia’s (RDAA) Rural Doctor of the Year Award 2022.

WITH the ink barely dry on the newly sworn in Federal Government, its commitment to ending live sheep exports as pledged prior to the election remains firm, but just not in the first term.

ANTHRAX has caused the sudden death of livestock in Australia for the past 150 years.

AMONG issues of major concern to the agricultural sector is the rollout of the Australian Agriculture Visa (AAV) program to address workforce shortages, with fears of ongoing shortages leading to some farmers making operational and commercial decisions, based on whether they think they can get workers or not.

LAST week in Hamilton saw steers over 350 kilograms make up to 572 cents per kilogram and light weight steers under 350kg make up to 576 to average 560c/kg.

A CRITICAL new tool will help Australian grain growers understand what pesticides to select to preserve ‘beneficial’ insects that play a critical role in pest management in the paddock.

RENOWNED journalist and television presenter, Pip Courtney, will officially open Sheepvention Rural Expo on Sunday, July 31 at 12.15pm.

AN industry analyst has warned of the dire threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on Australia’s doorstep in Indonesia, telling beef producers to “get their house in order”.

THE national peak plant science industry organisation, Plant Science Industry, has welcomed the appointment of the Hon Murray Watt as the new Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry minister.

LAST week in Hamilton saw heavy steers over 500kg make up to 434 cents per kilogram and grown heifers over 500kg made up to 404 c/kg and average 397c/kg.

SOUTH-WEST Victoria has claimed the status as Australia’s largest agricultural producer, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed.